Epicoma melanospila

Black Spot Moth at Mount Stuart, TAS

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Identification history

Epicoma melanospila	30 Mar 2025	donhe
Epicoma melanospila	30 Mar 2025	ibaird
Epicoma (genus)	29 Mar 2025	DiBickers
Epicoma (genus)	27 Dec 2024	VanessaC

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2 comments

donhe wrote:

29 Dec 2024

E. phoenura and E. signata have broad black forewing margins.

ibaird wrote:

30 Mar 2025

Looking at Bold Systems 4, I don't think E. phoeneura (northern Australia) or E. signata(southern Ausytralia) seem to match. However, a search for 'Epicoma Tasmania; revealed many specimens for E. melanospila which I suggest match well, including examples with broad black forewing margins, yellow highlights and a prominent white 'face'..

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Location information

Coordinates 147.294874 -42.877117
Places Mount Stuart, TAS

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 Dec 2024 05:04 PM Recorded on
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VanessaC NatureMapr Tasmania Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Epicoma melanospila Scientific name
Black Spot Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1062m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania